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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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